Cruise ship superfan 'can't walk straight' on land after living out at sea for 23 years
dailyrecord.co.ukA cruise ship superfan who has lived at sea for over two decades says he 'can't walk straight' on land. Former financier Mario Salcedo has spent the last 23 years living on cruise ships which he views as 'an escape from reality'.
The American, who is better known onboard by the nickname 'Super Mario', has spent more than nine thousand nights on board Royal Caribbean ships, which is his preferred cruise company.
Salcedo admits he has barely touched land apart from a 15-month break from the waves due to the covid pandemic and has no desire to ditch the sea for "non-value activities" such as housework, reports the Mirror.
He said: "Adopting a cruise-ship life is basically escaping from reality. You are basically exiting the world as you know it on land and you're saying I don't want to be a part of that anymore."The man gave up a lucrative career behind in 1997 at the age of 47 and by the millennium had embarked on a new life out at sea.In his spare time, Salcedo indulges in water sports, watching baseball on TV and drinking cognac.
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